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This is a 12-week bharata natyam Indian dance workshop leads to participants demonstrating in a lecture-demo and then sharing in a public performance on May 31/June 1 at Dougherty Arts Theater. Open to anyone with intermediate/advanced skills in bharata natyam dance. Participants will learn rare choreography by 85 yr-old Mumbai based Pt VJ Pllai, the […]
Join us for a transformative day of empowerment, creativity, and community at "Build Your Own Dreams: A Summit for Creatives of Color." This summit is designed to bridge the gap for creatives of color, providing tools and resources to help you flourish in your creative journey. The event will feature: Inspiring Panel Discussions: Hear from […]
At Anthropos Arts, we don’t believe in resolutions, just good vibes. Start 2025 on a high note by joining us on January 19th at Batch for “Fresh Year. Fresh Music.” You’ll be channeling all the positivity as the Anthropos All-Stars bring you a collection of feel-good-music for the new year. These monthly performances feature live […]
This Hamlet, collaboratively directed by the cast, invites the audience to really consider the themes Shakespearean audiences would've been confronted with: loss, grief, familial obligations, and whether ghosts are real or not. (They are, except when they're not.) Friday Jan 10: ASL Interpreted Night Tuesday Jan 14: Live-Captioned Subtitles in English and Spanish Ticket Types […]
A gay performance artist, his video-artist best friend, and her sexually confused photographer boyfriend fall into a disorienting bisexual love triangle in Gregg Araki’s rarely-seen feature debut about “angst, despair, and coffee shops in the Modern World.” Made for $5,000 and shot across Los Angeles entirely at night (and without a crew), THREE BEWILDERED PEOPLE […]
This is a 12-week bharata natyam Indian dance workshop leads to participants demonstrating in a lecture-demo and then sharing in a public performance on May 31/June 1 at Dougherty Arts Theater. Open to anyone with intermediate/advanced skills in bharata natyam dance. Participants will learn rare choreography by 85 yr-old Mumbai based Pt VJ Pllai, the […]
Join bilingual children’s book author Miguel Briones for a morning of Lucha Libre Literacy at Book People located at 603 N. Lamar in downtown Austin. Celebrate the release of the highly anticipated follow up to the bilingual lucha libre themed book Macho No Machismo. Macho Manuel is back and ready to teach young people and […]
This is a 12-week bharata natyam Indian dance workshop leads to participants demonstrating in a lecture-demo and then sharing in a public performance on May 31/June 1 at Dougherty Arts Theater. Open to anyone with intermediate/advanced skills in bharata natyam dance. Participants will learn rare choreography by 85 yr-old Mumbai based Pt VJ Pllai, the […]
In m(other) figures, Dance Waterloo and Dougherty Arts Center invite you into a dynamic exploration of creative lineage and generational dialogue. Our choreographers join forces with their maternal figures—mothers, mentors, and other guiding spirits—to uncover the similarities and differences in how ideas, feelings, and artistry take shape across generations. Through movement, storytelling, and a spirit […]
In m(other) figures, Dance Waterloo and Dougherty Arts Center invite you into a dynamic exploration of creative lineage and generational dialogue. Our choreographers join forces with their maternal figures—mothers, mentors, and other guiding spirits—to uncover the similarities and differences in how ideas, feelings, and artistry take shape across generations. Through movement, storytelling, and a spirit […]
In m(other) figures, Dance Waterloo and Dougherty Arts Center invite you into a dynamic exploration of creative lineage and generational dialogue. Our choreographers join forces with their maternal figures—mothers, mentors, and other guiding spirits—to uncover the similarities and differences in how ideas, feelings, and artistry take shape across generations. Through movement, storytelling, and a spirit […]
In celebration of Timothy Myers’ 2023 appointment as the Sarah and Ernest Butler Music Director, Austin Opera is thrilled to announce the launch of a new series: Opera Unleashed: Epic Masterpieces with Timothy Myers. Opera Unleashed will offer a series of company premieres over the coming seasons featuring some of the most historically significant works […]
